Global Patent Index - EP 4016646 A1

EP 4016646 A1 20220622 - POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD

Title (en)

POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD

Title (de)

LEISTUNGSHALBLEITERBAUELEMENT UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF À SEMI-CONDUCTEUR DE PUISSANCE ET PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION

Publication

EP 4016646 A1 20220622 (EN)

Application

EP 20216094 A 20201221

Priority

EP 20216094 A 20201221

Abstract (en)

In at least one embodiment, the power semiconductor device (1) comprises- a first main electrode (21),- a second main electrode (22),- a semiconductor layer stack (3) and a gate electrode layer (4) between the electrodes (21, 22), wherein- the semiconductor layer stack (3) comprises a plurality of pillars (30) traversing the gate electrode layer (4),- the whole semiconductor layer stack (3) is of the same conductivity type,- each one of the pillars (30) comprises a top region (31) with a first doping concentration,- at sides of the top regions (31) facing away from the first main electrode (21), each of the pillars (30) comprises a channel region (32) with a second doping concentration, and- the first doping concentration exceeds the second doping concentration by at least a factor of 10.

IPC 8 full level

H01L 29/78 (2006.01); H01L 29/16 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01L 29/1608 (2013.01); H01L 29/66068 (2013.01); H01L 29/7828 (2013.01); H01L 29/66666 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4016646 A1 20220622; CN 116636013 A 20230822

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 20216094 A 20201221; CN 202180085693 A 20211220